# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S215
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SYNODICAL ADMINISTRATION 215

Wuereas, Ample documentation exists to show that
such false teaching is taking place and in great volume;
therefore be it

Resolved, That District Presidents be exhorted to be
more diligent in the performance of their constitutional
duty; and be it further

Resolved, That the President of the Synod and the
Council of Presidents act to advise and admonish those
District Presidents who seem ignorant of the state of
affairs within their jurisdiction. Rev. C. L, RHOADES

Chicago, Il.

(4-12)
To Implement Autonomy
for Lutheran Church — Canada

Wuereas, The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
has been encouraging its mission churches in all foreign
lands to be the church in their homeland in the fullest
possible sense; and

Wuereas, The three Districts of The Lutheran Church
— Missouri Synod in Canada, together with the congre-
gations of the English District in Canada, have been
operating these past 10 years as a federation known as
Lutheran Church — Canada; and

Wuereas, The example of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Canada as an autonomous Lutheran Church
on Canadian soil has been an encouraging one; and

Wuereas, The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
has in previous conventions (Cleveland, Resolution 6-
36. and Detroit, Resolution 4-28) encouraged the Lu-
theran Church — Canada to proceed with plans to build
up a strong indigenous Lutheran Church in Canada;
therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod grant authority to the Lutheran Church — Can-
ada together with the officials of The Lutheran Church
— Missouri Synod for the implementation of autonomy
of Lutheran Church — Canada contingent on the fa-
yourable result of a forthcoming referendum of congre-
gations of the Lutheran Church — Canada.

LUTHERAN CHURCH — CANADA

(ALBERTA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA DISTRICT
MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN DISTRICT
Ontario DisTRICT)

T. L. Ristine, President

Maynarp F. Po.tiEx, Secretary

(4-13)

To Make Board for Higher Education
an Elective Board

Wuereas, A memorial was submitted to the general
convention of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod,
assembled in New York, 1967 (5-31, Convention Work-
book, p. 131), requesting that the Board for Higher Edu-
cation and other boards and commissions be made elec-
tive; and

Wuereas, This memorial was at that convention re-

ferred to the Council of Administrators for inclusion in
its study (Proceedings, p. 120); and

Wuereas, The Council of Administrators, charged
with the task of “drawing up a statement of principle
according to which a synodical board, commission, coun-
cil, or committee should be made either elective or ap-
pointive” (Proceedings, 1967, p. 120), had not had the
opportunity between the 1965 Detroit convention and
the 1967 New York convention to complete its assign-
ment; and

Wuereas, The congregation signed below still shares
the concern of the advisability of making the constitu-
tional change whereby the Board for Higher Education
become directly responsible to and be elected by the
general Synod as is the case with other primary boards;
and

Wuereas, This constitutional change would give the
general church body the responsibility of sharing in the
establishing of policies and the selection of personnel in
the agencies that, under God, produce our future pas-
tors and teachers; therefore be it

Resolved, That the convention met in Denver in 1969
also give consideration to this question and that it be
respectfully requested to effect this change; and be it
further

Resolved, That this matter not be referred to the
Council of Administrators, which in this instance not
only is being asked to judge a matter in which some of
its personnel are involved but which deals with such
a large scope of synodical functions; and be it further

Resolved, That upon authorization by this conven-
tion the Commission on Constitutional Matters be in-
structed to place this resolution into the proper frame-
work, taking into account all other boards and commis-
sions whose office or tenure should be designated by the
Synod itself, and subsequently effect the necessary
Handbook alterations; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Synod recognize in this request
the desire to establish both a uniformity and a closer
relationship between the legislative and administrative
bodies in God’s church redounding to His glory.

St, Pau, LUTHERAN CHURCH
Round Lake, Il.

FreD SCHLEG, Chairman
DELMAR MAASEL, Secretary
Martin C. Lopaus, Pastor

(4-14)
To Increase Membership
of Stewardship Board

Wuereas, The Stewardship Board of the Synod is
persuaded that its board membership is too small to
effectively plan and implement its board and varied
programs of service to the congregations of the Synod;
therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod, in convention at Denver, increase the member-